Combat Over New Guinea by Nicolas Trudgian (AP) REG219 StG 77 finished the campaign

StG 77 finished the campaign as the most effective Sturzkampfgeschwader

a different tactic was employed to the Möhne and Eder which involved flying along the length of the dam and dropping the Upkeep bomb

the Fairey Battle nonetheless played a vital role in the early years of WWII

Size 30 inches x 13 inches (76cm x 33cm)

Combat Over New Guinea by Nicolas Trudgian (AP) REG219 StG 77 finished the campaignDHM2111AP. Combat Over New Guinea by Nicolas Trudgian. Australian Ace Dick Cresswell tangles with a Japanese Zero in the humid air of the tropics over New Guinea during an encounter in 1942. Flying a P 40E Kittyhawk with the insignia of 77 Squadron, RAAF blazoned on his aircraft, Cresswell makes a head on pass leaving the enemy aircraft streaming smoke. Immortalised by the Flying Tigers, the P 40 was a fine combat aircraft that operated in the